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A CT scan revealed the 1,000-year-old mummified body of a monk seated inside a gold Buddha statue which gives a whole new meaning to sitting in utter stillness and the whole “silence is golden” thing.

Former Indian politician, Murli Manohar Joshi, sparked some interest and controversy on Sunday when he said yoga would lower rape rates – an ironic statement after this week’s latest Bikram news. “I believe if yoga comes into the life of common people, then the daily incidents of rape, I would not say, they will cease to exist, but there will definitely be a decrease in them,” Joshi said. He also said that Muslims do yoga five times a day and called Mohammad “the greatest yogi.”

Yoga is made universally accessible for every body and ability at Toronto fitness centers. “It’s not a specialized class for people with disabilities, but simply a class that draws upon universal aspects of yoga practice that everyone can experience,” says Shana Sandler who teaches an open and universally accessible yoga class at the local JCC.